PPT-Challenges in Treating the Child with Diarrhea

Dr Soumalay Family Medicine Specialist CME Pakse Laos PDR October 1517 2012 Objectives 1 Using case studies understand the causes of acute and chronic diarrhea 2 Discuss the challenges of management of acute dehydration. Ron D. . Hays. UCLA Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research. . (. drhays@ucla.edu. ). Item . Response Theory in Health Measurement. University of . Twente. Symposium. . A Training Program on Community- Directed Intervention (CDI) to Improve Access to Essential Health Services. Module 18 Objectives. By the end of this module, learners will: . State the . burden of diarrheal illnesses. (Gastro-enteritis. ). Prof. Dr. Mohamed A. . Khafagy. Public Health & Preventive Medicine. Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases . A clinical syndrome. :. Affects . GIT. Has . different etiologies: . BY MBBSPPT.COM . Learning objectives. At the end of this lecture you should be able to:. Define acute, persistent, chronic diarrhea & dysentery . Remember important organisms causing diarrhea & dysentery. BRAT Diet The BRAT diet is used to treat diarrhea in children who eat solid foods. Diarrhea in children and babies has many causes, including i llness, infection, and food sensitivity. Diarrhea may Vomiting , Children and Adolescents (over 1 year of age) Vomiting and diarrhea are often caused by a virus. The vomiting may last 24 hours, but the diarrhea may persist for 5 - 10 days. Sometimes the Source: Baqui et al., 1998; Baqui et al., 2001 Diarrhea for neonates was assigned if frequent liquid or watery or loose or soft stools or diarrhea was reported with a peak of six or more stools in 24 Cryptosporidiosis is an intestinal illness (affecting with cryptosporidiosis can pass the illness to others through their feces (stool, poop). The parasite is protected by an outer shell, which allows P age 1 of 2 L 0 1/16 Rotavirus (Viral G astroenteritis) What is r otavirus ? Rotavirus is a virus that is one of the most common caus es of diarrhea and vomiting. Who is at risk for r otavir Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System of Children. Mouth: highly vascular; entry point of infection. Esophagus: LES not fully developed until age 1, causing regurgitation. Newborn stomach capacity only 10 to 20 mL . Asst. Prof. Dr. Muntanavadee . Maytapattana. Topics. Overview GI System. GI Disease. Diarrhea, Gastroenteritis, Gastritis. Intussusception, Hirschsprung’s disease, Cleft lip & Cleft palate, TE fistula, Imperforated anus. Dysfunction. Dr . .. . Reda Elfeshawy . Assistant. . professor . of pediatric nursing . O. utline . Definition. Signs. . and. . symptoms. Causes. Complication. Assessment. . and. . diagnostic. . Rawashdeh. , MD, . MSc. , FRCP, FRCPCH. Professor of Pediatrics . & . Gastroenterology. Diarrhea in the 21. st. Century. Second most common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. WHO estimation (2002), diarrhoeal disease results in:. Dr. Mark W. Young. Senior Health Specialist. Policy and Evidence. UNICEF, New York. CCM - Opportunities. Revival of the Child Survival agenda and revitalization of PHC – . “the community as part of the health system”.